The National Museum of the United States Air Force has one of the world's largest collections with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display.

List of aircraft

Early Years Gallery

Sopwith Camel - National Museum of the USAF

* Avro 504K – reproduction * Blériot XI monoplane * Boeing P-12E ''31-559'' * Boeing P-26A Peashooter – reproduction * Caproni Ca.36 * Consolidated PT-1 Trusty ''26-233'' * Curtiss 1911 Model D – reproduction * Curtiss JN-4D "Jenny" * Curtiss O-52 Owl ''40-2763'' *

Curtiss P-6E Hawk The Curtiss P-6 Hawk is an American single-engine biplane fighter introduced into service in the late 1920s with the United States Army Air Corps and operated until the late 1930s prior to the outbreak of World War II. Design and development Th ...

''32-261'' – painted as ''32-240'' * De Havilland DH-4 – reproduction *

Douglas O-38F The Douglas O-38 was an observation airplane used by the United States Army Air Corps. Between 1931 and 1934, Douglas built 156 O-38s for the Air Corps, eight of which were O-38Fs. Some were still in service at the time of the Pearl Harbor Attac ...

''33‐324'' *

Eberhart S.E.5E SE5 may refer to: * Ranggung LRT station, Singapore * Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5, a British fighter plane of the First World War * SE5, a postcode district in the SE postcode area of London * Sniper Elite 5, a video game * Space Empires V ''Sp ...

Fairchild PT-19 The Fairchild PT-19 (company designation Fairchild M62) is an American monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served with the United States Army Air Forces, RAF and RCAF during World War II. Designed by Fairchild Aircraft, it was a contempora ...

''42-34023'' *

Fokker Dr.I The Fokker Dr.I (''Dreidecker'', "triplane" in German), often known simply as the Fokker Triplane, was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918. It became famous as the ...

– reproduction *

Fokker D.VII The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the second half of 1918. In service with the ''Luftstreitkräfte'', the D.VII qu ...

– reproduction *

Halberstadt CL.IV The Halberstadt CL.IV was a German ground attack aircraft of World War I. Design and development Karl Thies, chief designer of the Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke, G.m.b.H., designed the CL.IV as a replacement for the CL.II. As the CL.II had proven ...

Kellett K-2 The Kellett K-2 was a two-seat autogyro developed in the United States in the early 1930s. Later examples were designated K-3 and K-4 when equipped with more powerful engines. K-3 NC 12691 is seen in the 1934 movie, ''It Happened One Night''. ...

* Kettering Bug (Aerial Torpedo) *

Martin MB-2 The Martin NBS-1 was a military aircraft of the United States Army Air Service and its successor, the United States Army Air Corps, Army Air Corps. An improved version of the Martin MB-1, a scout-bomber built during the final months of World ...

– reproduction * Martin Model 139WAA – export version of B-10 bomber, painted in Air Corps livery * Nieuport 28 C.1 *

North American NA-64 The North American NA-64 (NA-64 P-2 or NAA-64 P-2 in French service, Yale in Canadian service) is a low-wing single piston engine monoplane advanced trainer aircraft that was built for the French Air Force and French Navy, served with the Royal ...

– painted as a North American BT-9 or BT-14 * North American O-47B ''39-112'' * Northrop A-17 ''36-207'' * Packard-Le Pere LUSAC-11 * Sopwith Camel – reproduction *

SPAD VII The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by ''Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés'' (SPAD) during the First World War. Like its successors, the S.VII was renowned as a sturdy and r ...

''94099'' * SPAD XIII ''16594'' *

Standard J-1 The Standard J is a two-seat basic trainer two-bay biplane produced in the United States from 1916 to 1918, powered by a four-cylinder inline Hall-Scott A-7a engine. It was constructed from wood with wire bracing and fabric covering. The J-1 ...

* Standard J-1 – displayed without fabric skin * Thomas-Morse S-4C Scout * Wright Military Flyer (1909) – reproduction

World War II Gallery

Consolidated OA-10A Catalina 44-33879 RFrontNose light Airpower NMUSAF 25Sep09 (14413396947)

Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper The Aeronca L-3 group of observation and liaison aircraft were used by the United States Army Air Corps in World War II. The L-3 series were adapted from Aeronca's pre-war Tandem Trainer and Chief models. Design and development In 1941, the ...

''42-36200'' *

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita The Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita was an American World War II trainer built for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) by Beechcraft. It was used to train pilots for multi-engined aircraft such as bombers. Development Beechcraft began design ...

''42-35143'' *

Beech AT-11 Kansan The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November ...

''42-37493'' * Beech GB-2 Traveler ''23733'' – painted as UC-43 ''39-139'' * Bell P-39Q Airacobra ''44-3887'' *

Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Relatively fast and high-flying for a bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater ...

'' 41-24485'' ''" Memphis Belle"'' *

Boeing B-29 Superfortress The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 Fl ...

''44-27297'' ''"

Bockscar ''Bockscar'', sometimes called Bock's Car, is the name of the United States Army Air Forces B-29 bomber that dropped a Fat Man nuclear weapon over the Japanese city of Nagasaki during World War II in the secondand most recent nuclear attack in ...

"'' – weapon delivery aircraft used in

atomic bombing A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bomb ...

on Nagasaki * Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic ''A19-43'' * Cessna UC-78B Bobcat ''42-71626'' *

Consolidated B-24D Liberator The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and some initial production aircraft were laid down as export models des ...

'' 42-72843'' ''"Strawberry Bitch"'' * Consolidated OA-10 Catalina ''46595'' – painted as ''433879'' * Curtiss AT-9 Jeep ''41-12150'' * Curtiss C-46D Commando ''44-78018'' *

Curtiss P-36A Hawk The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation ...

''38-001'' – painted as ''38-086'' * Curtiss Hawk 87A-3 (P-40E) '' AK987'' – painted in Flying Tigers markings *

De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. ...

* De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito Mk.35 ''RS709'' - painted as ''NS519'' * Douglas A-20G Havoc ''43-22200'' * Douglas A-24B Banshee ''42-54582'' *

Douglas B-18A Bolo The Douglas B-18 Bolo is an American heavy bomber which served with the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force (as the Digby) during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Bolo was developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company f ...

''37-0469'' * Douglas C-47D Skytrain ''43-49507'' – painted as ''43-15213'' * Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 ''601088'' * Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIa ''5390'' *

Interstate L-6 Grasshopper The Interstate Cadet was an American two-seat tandem, high wing, single-engine monoplane light aircraft. Around 320 of these aircraft were produced between the years 1941 and 1942 by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation based in El S ...

''43-2680'' * Junkers Ju 88 D-1 ''430650'' ''"Baksheesh"'' * Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden-Kai ''5312'' *

Lockheed P-38L Lightning The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive tw ...

''44-53232'' * Macchi MC.200 Saetta ''MM8146'' * Martin B-26G Marauder ''43-34581'' * Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 '' 610824'' * Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet ''191095'' * Messerschmitt Me 262A Schwalbe ''501232'' *

Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was ...

''51553'' * Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman ''44-70296'' * North American A-36A Apache ''42-83665'' * North American F-10D Mitchell '' 43-3374'' – painted as B-25B, Doolittle Raider's diorama *

North American P-51D Mustang Over twenty variants of the North American P-51 Mustang fighter were produced from 1940, when it first flew, to after World War II, some of which were employed also in the Korean War and in several other conflicts. Allison-engined Mustangs NA ...

''44-74936'' * Northrop P-61C Black Widow ''43-8353'' * Piper L-4A Grasshopper ''42‐36790'' – painted as ''42-36389'' * Republic P-47D Thunderbolt ''42-23278'' ''"Fiery Ginger"'' – razorback *

Ryan PT-22 Recruit The Ryan PT-22 Recruit, the main military version of the Ryan ST, is a military trainer aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps during WWII for primary pilot training. Design and development The PT-22's fuselage is a simple monocoque ...

''41-15721'' * Schweizer TG-3A ''42-52988'' * Seversky P-35 ''36-404'' * Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly ''43-46506'' * Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II ''43-45379'' * Stearman PT-13D Kaydet ''42‐17800'' – painted as N2S-5 ''60591'' *

Stinson L-5 Sentinel The Stinson L-5 Sentinel is a World War II-era liaison aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces, U.S. Army Ground Forces, U.S. Marine Corps and the British Royal Air Force. It was produced by the Stinson Division of the Vultee Aircr ...

''42-98225'' – painted as ''42-98667'' * Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc ''A58-246'' – painted as ''MA863'', traded by the Imperial War Museum Duxford for a B-24 * Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk.XI ''PA908'' – painted as ''MB950'' *

Taylorcraft L-2M Grasshopper The Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper is an American observation and liaison aircraft built by Taylorcraft for the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. Design and development In 1941 the United States Army Air Forces ordered four Tay ...

''43-26592'' – painted as ''43-26588'' * Vultee BT-13 Valiant ''42-90629'' * Vultee L-1A Vigilant ''41-19039'' * Waco CG-4 ''45-27948'' *

Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka The Yokosuka MXY-7 was a purpose-built, rocket-powered aircraft, rocket-powered human-guided ''kamikaze'' attack aircraft employed by Japan against Allied ships towards the end of the Pacific War during World War II. Although extremely fast, t ...

Korean War Gallery

Douglas A-26C Invader The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is an American twin-engined light bomber and ground attack aircraft. Built by Douglas Aircraft Company during World War II, the Invader also saw service during several major ...

''44-35733'' *

Douglas C-124C Globemaster II The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shaky", is an American heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California. The C-124 was the primary heavy-lift transport for United States Air Force (USA ...

''52-1066'' * Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star ''49-696'' *

Lockheed F-94A Starfire The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet powered all-weather, day/night interceptor of the United States Air Force. A twin-seat craft, it was developed from the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star trainer in the late 1940s. It reached ope ...

''49-2498'' *

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (russian: Микоя́н и Гуре́вич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of ...

''2015357'' – Soviet fighter of the Korean People's Air Force defected to Seoul, later flown by Chuck Yeager *

North American B-45C Tornado The North American B-45 Tornado was an early American jet bomber designed and manufactured by aircraft company North American Aviation. It has the distinction of being the first operational jet bomber to enter service with the United States Ai ...

''48-0010'' * North American F-82B Twin Mustang ''44‐65162'' – configured as an F-82G * North American L-17A Navion ''47‐1347'' * North American F-86A Sabre ''49-1067'' – painted as ''91236'' * North American T-6D Mosquito ''42-84216'' –

forward air control Forward air control is the provision of guidance to close air support (CAS) aircraft intended to ensure that their attack hits the intended target and does not injure friendly troops. This task is carried out by a forward air controller (FAC). ...

version of T-6 Texan trainer * Republic F-84E Thunderjet ''50-1143'' * Sikorsky YH-5A ''43-46620'' * Sikorsky UH-19B Chickasaw ''52-7587'' ''"Hopalong"''

Southeast Asia War Gallery

* Beech QU-22B ''69-7699'' * Bell UH-1P Iroquois ''64-15476'' * Boeing B-52D Stratofortress ''56-0665'' * Cessna YA-37A Dragonfly ''62-5951'' * Cessna O-1G Bird Dog ''51-11917'' * Cessna O-2A Skymaster ''67-21331'' *

De Havilland Canada C-7 Caribou The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the United States military as the CV-2 and later C-7 Caribou) is a Canadian specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing ( STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 ...

''62-4193'' *

Douglas A-1E Skyraider The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly known as the AD Skyraider) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s. The Skyraider had an unusually long career, remaining in front-line service well into the Jet Age ...

''52-132649'' – Medal of Honor aircraft * Douglas A-1H Skyraider ''134600'' – painted as ''52-139738'' * Douglas B-26K (A-26) Counter Invader ''64‐17676'' *

Douglas RB-66B Destroyer The Douglas B-66 Destroyer is a light bomber that was designed and produced by the American aviation manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company. The B-66 was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) and is heavily based upon the United Stat ...

''53-0475'' *

Fairchild C-123K Provider The Fairchild C-123 Provider is an American military transport aircraft designed by Chase Aircraft and then built by Fairchild Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. In addition to its USAF service, which included later service with the Air Force Rese ...

''56-4362'' ''"Patches"'' * General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark ''67-0067'' * Helio U-10D Super Courier ''66-14360'' *

Kaman HH-43B Huskie The Kaman HH-43 Huskie is a helicopter with intermeshing rotors used by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps from the 1950s until the 1970s. It was primarily used for aircraft firefighting and re ...

''60-0263'' * Lockheed EC-121D Warning Star ''53-555'' ''"Triple Nickel"'' *

LTV A-7D Corsair II The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was ...

''70-0970'' * Martin EB-57B Canberra ''52-1499'' * McDonnell RF-101 Voodoo ''56-166'' *

McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.Swanborough and Bow ...

''64-0829'' ''"SCAT XXVII"'' *

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17; NATO reporting name: Fresco) is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 w ...

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nick ...

North American F-100F Super Sabre The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet engine, jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979. The first of the Century S ...

''56-3837'' * North American OV-10A Bronco ''68-03787'' * North American T-28B Trojan ''140048'' * Northrop YF-5A Freedom Fighter ''59-4989'' *

Republic F-105D Thunderchief The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber that served with the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1984. Capable of Mach 2, it conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vi ...

''60-0504'' ''"Memphis Belle II"'' * Republic F-105G Thunderchief ''63-8320'' *

Sikorsky HH-3E The Sikorsky S-61R is a twin-engine helicopter used in transport or search and rescue roles. A developed version of the S-61/SH-3 Sea King, the S-61R was also built under license by Agusta as the AS-61R. The S-61R served in the United States A ...

''67-14709''

Other aircraft

* Boeing Bird of Prey * General Atomics YMQ-9 Reaper ''02‐4002'' *

Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is an American single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF). As the result of the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, t ...

''91‐4003'' * Northrop Grumman YRQ-4A Global Hawk ''98‐2003'' * Wright Modified “B” Flyer

Cold War Gallery

* Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck ''18241'' *

Beech T-34 Mentor The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is an American propeller-driven, single-engined, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza. The earlier versions of the T-34, dating from around the late 1940s to the 1950s, were piston ...

''53-3310'' * Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey ''99-0021'' * Boeing B-1B Lancer ''84-0051'' ''"Boss Hog"'' * Boeing RB-47H Stratojet ''53-4299'' * Boeing WB-50D Superfortress ''49-0310'' * Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter ''52-2630'' ''"Zeppelinheim"'' *

Cessna U-3A The Cessna 310 is an American four-to-six-seat, low-wing, twin-engine monoplane produced by Cessna between 1954 and 1980. It was the first twin-engine aircraft that Cessna put into production after World War II. Development The 310 first flew ...

''58-2124'' * Cessna LC-126 ''49-1949'' *

Cessna T-37B Tweet The Cessna T-37 Tweet (designated Model 318 by Cessna) is a small, economical twin-engined jet trainer type which flew for decades as a primary trainer for the United States Air Force (USAF) and in the air forces of several other nations. The ...

''57-2289'' * Cessna T-41A Mescalero ''65-5251'' * Convair B-36J "Peacemaker" ''52-2220'' * Convair B-58 Hustler ''59-2458'' ''"Cowtown Hustler"'' * Convair F-102A Delta Dagger ''56-1416'' * Convair F-106A Delta Dart ''58-0787'' –

Cornfield Bomber The "Cornfield Bomber" is the nickname given to a Convair F-106 Delta Dart, operated by the 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the United States Air Force. In 1970, during a training exercise, it made an unpiloted landing in a farmer's field ...

De Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined high-wing propeller-driven short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada. It has been primarily operated as a bush plane and has been used f ...

''51-16501'' * Douglas C-133A Cargomaster ''56-2008'' *

Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1976, it is named for the Republ ...

''78-0681'' * General Atomics RQ-1K Predator ''94-3009'' *

General Dynamics EF-111A Raven A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...

''66-0057'' *

General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine Multirole combat aircraft, multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it ...

''81-0663'' * Grumman HU-16 Albatross ''51-5282'' * Grumman J2F-6 Duck ''33587'' – painted as OA-12 ''8563'' *

Lockheed AC-130A Spectre The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, na ...

''54-1630'' ''"Azrael"'' * Lockheed F-94C Starfire ''50-980'' *

Lockheed F-104C Starfighter The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic air superiority fighter which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the "Century Series" of ...

''56-914'' * Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk ''79-10781'' * Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird ''61-7976'' * Lockheed T-33A ''53-5974'' *

Lockheed U-2A The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "''Dragon Lady''", is an American single-jet engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It provides d ...

''56-6722'' * Martin RB-57D ''53-3982'' *

McDonnell F-101B Voodoo The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter which served the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Initially designed by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation as a long-range bomber escort (known as a ...

''58-325'' * McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II ''69-7263'' * McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II ''64-1047'' *

McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas' ...

''76-027'' *

McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas' ...

"86-0156" * Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S * Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MS * Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A ''2960516761'' * North American F-82B Twin Mustang ''44‐65168'' *

North American F-86D Sabre The North American F-86D/K/L Sabre (initially known as the YF-95 and widely known informally as the "Sabre Dog",) was an American transonic jet fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was an interceptor ...

''50-0477'' *

North American F-86H Sabre The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing ...

''53-1352'' * North American RF-86F Sabre ''52-4492'' * North American F-100D Super Sabre ''55‐3754'' * North American JT-28A Trojan ''49-1494'' * Northrop B-2A Spirit – static test mock-up *

Northrop F-89J Scorpion The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an American all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft built during the 1950s, the first jet-powered aircraft designed for that role from the outset to enter service. Though its straight wings limited its per ...

''52-1911'' – painted as ''53-2509'' *

Northrop AT-38B Talon The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first, and the most produced, supersonic trainer. The T-38 remains in service in several air forces. The United States Air Force (USAF) operates the most ...

''63-8172'' *

Panavia Tornado GR4 The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom and West Germany. There are three primary Tornado variants: the Tornado IDS (interd ...

''ZA374'' ''"Miss Behavin'"'' * Piper L-4A ''42-36446'' – painted as J-3C-65-8 NC42050 * Republic F-84F Thunderstreak ''52-6526'' * Republic RF-84K Thunderflash ''52‐7259'' * Sikorsky MH-53M ''68‐10357'' *

Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk The Sikorsky MH-60G/HH-60G Pave Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. It is a derivative of the UH-60 Black Hawk and incorporates the US Air Force PAVE electronic system ...

* Sukhoi Su-27UB Flanker-C * Vertol CH-21B Workhorse ''51-15857''

Missile Gallery

* Boeing LGM-30A Minuteman IA * Boeing LGM-30G Minuteman III * Chrysler SM-78/PGM-19A Jupiter * Douglas SM-75/PGM-17A Thor * Martin Marietta LCG-118A Peacekeeper * Martin Marietta SM-68A/HGM-25A Titan I * Martin Marietta SM-68B/LGM-25C Titan II * Thor-Agena A

Space Gallery

* Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar ''51-8037'' * Martin Marietta X-24A *

Martin Marietta X-24B Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

''66‐13551'' *

North American X-15 The North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft. It was operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set speed an ...

''56-6671'' * Apollo 15 Command Module * Gemini B experimental capsule for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory * KH-7 Gambit reconnaissance satellite * KH-8 Gambit 3 * KH-9 Hexagon * Lockheed Martin Titan IVB Rocket * Mercury spacecraft, production model * Space Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1)

Research and Development Gallery

American Helicopter XH-26 Jet Jeep The American Helicopter XH-26 Jet Jeep (known as the XA-8 by its manufacturer) was an experimental tip jet helicopter developed in 1951 by the American Helicopter Company to meet a United States Army and Air Force (USAF) request for a collapsibl ...

''50‐1841'' * Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar ''58-7055'' * Bell P-59B Airacomet ''44-22650'' * Bell X-1B ''48-1385'' *

Bell X-5 The Bell X-5 was the first aircraft capable of changing the sweep of its wings in flight. It was inspired by the untested wartime P.1101 design of the German Messerschmitt company. In contrast with the German design, which could only have its ...

''50-1838'' * Bell XV-3 ''54‐148'' * Bensen X-25A ''68‐10770'' * Boeing X-45 *

Convair XF-92A The Convair XF-92 (re-designated from XP-92 in 1948) was an American, delta wing, first-generation jet prototype. Originally conceived as a point-defence interceptor, the design was later used purely for experimental purposes and only one wa ...

''46-0682'' *

Douglas X-3 Stiletto The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was a 1950s United States experimental jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a long tapered nose, manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Its primary mission was to investigate the design features of an aircraf ...

''49‐2892'' * Fisher P-75A Eagle ''44-44553'' * Grumman X-29A ''82-0003'' * LTV XC-142A ''62‐5924'' *

Lockheed YF-12A The Lockheed YF-12 was an American Mach 3+ capable, high-altitude interceptor prototype, developed and manufactured by American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. It was developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s as a potenti ...

''60-6935'' * Lockheed NT-33A ''51‐4120'' *

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin is an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It was intended to deploy from the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a parasite fighter. The XF-85's intended r ...

''46-0523'' *

McDonnell Douglas X-36 The McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing) X-36 ''Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft'' was an American stealthy subscale prototype jet designed to fly without the traditional empennage found on most aircraft. This configuration was designed t ...

North American X-10 The North American X-10 (originally designated RTV-A-5) was an unmanned technology demonstrator developed by North American Aviation. It was a subscale reusable design that included many of the design features of the SM-64 Navaho missile. The X- ...

* North American XB-70 Valkyrie ''62‐001'' *

North American F-107A The North American F-107 is North American Aviation's entry in a United States Air Force tactical fighter-bomber design competition of the 1950s. The F-107 was based on the F-100 Super Sabre, but included many innovations and radical design ...

''55-5119'' *

Northrop Tacit Blue The Northrop Tacit Blue was a technology demonstrator aircraft created to demonstrate that a low-observable stealth surveillance aircraft with a low-probability-of-intercept radar (LPIR) and other sensors could operate close to the forward line ...

* Northrop YF-23 ''87‐0800'' *

Northrop X-4 Bantam The Northrop X-4 Bantam was a prototype small twinjet aircraft manufactured by Northrop Corporation in 1948. It had no horizontal tail surfaces, depending instead on combined elevator and aileron control surfaces (called elevons) for control in ...

''46-0677'' * Republic XF-84H ''51-17059'' * Republic YRF-84F FICON ''49-2430'' *

Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor The Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor (originally designated XP-91) is a mixed-propulsion prototype interceptor aircraft, developed by Republic Aviation. The aircraft would use a jet engine for most flight, and a cluster of four small rocket engines ...

''46-0680'' *

Ryan X-13 Vertijet The Ryan X-13 Vertijet (company designation Model 69) was an experimental vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet aircraft built by Ryan Aeronautical and flown in the United States in the 1950s. The main objective of the project was to demons ...

''54-1620'' * Scaled Composites Long-EZ ''03-0001''

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Fairchild C-82 Packet The C-82 Packet is a twin-engine, twin-boom cargo aircraft designed and built by Fairchild Aircraft. It was used briefly by the United States Army Air Forces and the successor United States Air Force following World War II. Design and develop ...

''48-581'' *

Learjet C-21A The Learjet Model 35 and Model 36 are a series of American multi-role business jets and military transport aircraft manufactured by Learjet. When used by the United States Air Force they carry the designation C-21A. The aircraft are powered by ...

''84-0064'' * Lockheed C-130E Hercules ''62-1787'' ''"Spare 617"'' * Lockheed C-141C Starlifter ''66-0177'' ''"

Hanoi Taxi ''Hanoi Taxi'' is a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter strategic airlift aircraft (serial number 66-0177) that was in service with the United States Air Force and became famous for bringing back the first returned prisoners of war in Operation Homec ...

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* Aero Commander U-4B ''55-4647'' * Beech VC-6A ''66-7943'' ''"Lady Bird Special"'' * Bell UH-13J Sioux ''57-2728'' *

Boeing VC-137C The Boeing C-137 Stratoliner is a retired VIP transport aircraft derived from the Boeing 707 jet airliner used by the United States Air Force. Other nations also bought both new and used 707s for military service, primarily as VIP or tanker tra ...

''62-6000'' ''

SAM 26000 Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictio ...

'' * Douglas VC-54C ''42-107451'' ''"Sacred Cow"'' * Douglas VC-118 ''46-505'' ''"Independence"'' * Lockheed VC-121E ''53-7885'' ''"Columbine III"'' * Lockheed VC-140B JetStar ''61-2492'' * North American T-39A Sabreliner ''62-4478''

Air park

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two ...

''87‐0025'' * Boeing EC-135E ARIA ''60-374'' ''"Bird of Prey"'' * Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker ''60-0329'' * Convair NC-131H Samaritan ''53‐7793'' * Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II * Lockheed AC-130A Hercules ''54-1626'' *

''74-0117'' *

McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American aerial refueling tanker aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). A military version of the three-engine DC-10 airliner, the KC-10 was developed from the Advanced Tanker Cargo ...

''84-0191''

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Boeing B-17D-BO Flying Fortress 40-3097 The Swoose LNose Restoration NMUSAF 25Sep09 (14598429154)

Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Relatively fast and high-flying for a bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater ...

40-3097 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

'' '' The Swoose'' *

''72‐0119'' ''"Streak Eagle"'' – time-to-climb record holder

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* Beechcraft PC-9 Mk II ''PT-3'' – prototype for the T-6 program * Beechcraft T-6A Texan II ''06-3851'' * Boeing NKC-135A ''55-3123'' *

Boeing X-32 The Boeing X-32 is a concept demonstrator aircraft that was designed for the Joint Strike Fighter competition. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Developm ...

* Caquot Type R * CASA 2.111H ''B.2I-29'' *

CASA 352L The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed ''Tante Ju'' ("Aunt Ju") and ''Iron Annie'') is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers. Development of the Ju 52 commenced during 1930, headed by German aeron ...

''T.2B-244'' *

Convair XP-81 The Consolidated Vultee XP-81 (later redesignated ZXF-81) is a development of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation to build a single seat, long range escort fighter that combined use of both turbojet and turboprop engines. Although promi ...

''44‐91000'' * Convair XP-81 ''44‐91001'' * Curtiss-Wright X-19 ''62-12198'' * Dassault Mystere IVA * Douglas B-23A Dragon ''39-0037'' *

Douglas C-39 The Douglas DC-2 is a 14-passenger, Aircraft engine, twin-engined airliner that was produced by the American company Douglas Aircraft Company starting in 1934. It competed with the Boeing 247. In 1935, Douglas produced a larger version called the ...

''38-515'' *

Douglas O-46A The Douglas O-46 was an observation aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps and the Philippine Army Air Corps.

''35‐179'' * Douglas XB-42A Mixmaster ''43-50224'' *

Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster The Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster is an American 1940s jet-powered prototype bomber. The XB-43 was a development of the XB-42, replacing the piston engines of the XB-42 with two General Electric J35 engines of 4,000 lbf (17.8 kN) thrust ea ...

''44-61509'' * Ercoupe 415-C (YO-55) ''86'' *

Fairchild PT-26 The Fairchild PT-19 (company designation Fairchild M62) is an American monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served with the United States Army Air Forces, RAF and RCAF during World War II. Designed by Fairchild Aircraft, it was a contemporar ...

* Fairchild Republic T-46A ''84-0493'' * Fieseler Fi 156 C-1 Storch ''4389'' * General Dynamics NF-16A Fighting Falcon ''75-0750'' * General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark ''70-2390'' * Hawker Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty * Lavochkin La-17M * Lockheed C-60A Lodestar ''43‐16445'' * Lockheed RB-34 Lexington ''AJ311'' * Lockheed XF-90A ''46-0688'' * Luscombe 8A (UC-90) * McDonnell Douglas YF-4E Phantom II ''62‐12200'' *

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet aircraft, jet fighter aircraft, fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan, Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB, De ...

* Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MLD * Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RB ''020657'' * Northrop YC-125B Raider ''48-626'' – painted as ''48-622'' *

Pratt-Read TG-32 The Pratt-Read TG-32 was a 1940s American military training glider, designed and built by the Gould Aeronautical Division of the piano manufacturer Pratt, Read & Company of Deep River, Connecticut, for the United States Navy. The Pratt-Read gli ...

''31523'' * Republic P-47D Thunderbolt ''45-49167'' ''"Five by Five"'' – bubble canopy * Sikorsky CH-3E ''63-9676'' * Sikorsky H-5G ''48‐539'' *

Sikorsky S-51 The Sikorsky H-5 (initially designated R-5 and also known as S-48, S-51 and by company designation VS-327Fitzsimons, Bernard, (general editor). ''Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare'' (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 20, ...

''51.22'' * Stearman PT-17 Kaydet ''41-25454'' * Sukhoi Su-22M-4 ''31203''

References

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